Catherine reynolds



No. 613,604. Patented Nov. I, I898. C. REYNOLDS.

ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES.

(Application filed Nov. 10; 1897.)

(No Model.)

X A Q BY ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT 4 OFFICE.

CATHERINE REYNOLDS, OF NEWARK, NEWV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO AUGUSTA V. ALSDORF, OF SAME PLACE.

ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 613,604, dated November 1, 1898.

Application filed November 10, 1897. Serial No. 658,013. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CATHERINE REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-Iemming and Lace-Sewing Attachments for Sewing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this invention are to enable lace to be applied to a fabric having its edges turned and hemmed with greater facility and ease, to avoid the use of a stiletto for pressing the lace into the hemmer as heretofore commonly done, to enable fulled lace to be fed to and sewed upon the hem, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which may bereferred to hereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved hemmer and lace-sewing attachment and in the arrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figure 1 is a plan of the usual plate having my improved attachment thereon and showing the presser-foot in section. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment in detail. Fig. 3 is a detail plan of the base-plate of the attachment. Fig. 4 is a section of the same on line 00. Fig. 5 is a plan of one of the twisted upper plates, and Fig. 6 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 7 is a plan of a second upper plate adapted to cooperate with the first in forming the hem. Fig. 8 is a section of the same on line y, and Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the attachment.

In said drawings, (1 indicates the ordinary bed-plate, to which the attachment is secured in line with the horizontal lower portion of the presser-foot b, the fabrics after having been turned or folded by the hemmer passing beneath said presser-foot and being sewed while passing thereunder.

Of said attachment, 0 indicates the baseplate, comprising a flat piece of sheet metal perforated to receive a clamping-screw (Z at one end and at its opposite end lying toward the presser-foot, tapering toward a point, and having its small extremity turned down, as at 6, so as to enter a perforation or recess in the bed-plate a to prevent the attachment from turning out of proper alinement while in use. Between the ends of said base-plate the latter is provided with a longitudinal rib f at or near the longitudinal axis of said plate and projecting upward a sixteenth of an inch more or less therefrom to form a guide for the lace and a support for the upper plate 9, relieving the vertical bend g in the same from stress should said upper plate be pressed down upon. Said upper plate 9 is permanently fastened to the base-plate by the screw d, the said screw at its upper end being reduced in diameter to form a rivet, which is upset at its extremity to firmly unite the parts, as will be understood. A little forward from where the plates are thus riveted together the upper plate 9 is bent up, as at g, and then horizontally, as at g", the vertical or upward extension g being reduced in width, so as to form a lateral recess 9', extending in from one side near to or to the line of the rib f, so that the lace as it is fed will pass directly along said guide without being turned or bent out of a direct course by the plate g. Forward from said upward extension 9 said horizontal part of the upper plate is widened and forms a broad seat or bearing for the second upper plate h, a portion of which latter is soldered or otherwise secured to the plate g, as will be hereinafter described. Forward from where said plate g receives and supports said plate hthe said plate g tapers in width and is twisted to serve with a similarly-shaped plate h in folding the fabric forming the hem in the usual manner.

The uppermost plate h at its horizontal rear end is held a little away from the horizontal upper part g of the plate g to permit a passage of the hem fabric between, the said plate 77. being doubled, as at it, so that a tongue or lower extension h is formed which passes be neath the portion g and is soldered or otherwise fixed thereto. Said plate his also twisted in correspondence with the twist of the plate g, the two intertwisted parts giving to the hem the desired fold in any suitable manner.

In operation the hem fabric passes between the plates 9 h, while the lace to be sewed to said hem fabric passes between the parts 0 9, entering at the lateral recess and being directed in its course by the guiding-rib f. The lace is consequently not turned out of a direct course so as to require the use of a stiletto or like implement in pressing it into proper relation to the hem fabric as heretofore, which earlier method of operation consumed considerable time and occasioned trouble.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. The improved hemming and lace-sewin g attachment for sewing-machines, comprising the base-plate 0, having a longitudinal guiderib f, a twisted plate 9, seated on said plate 0, and bent up from the seat and again bent approximately parallel with said plate a, over said longitudinal rib, the upwardly-bent portion being reduced in width and forming a lateral recess extending toward the rib and open to perm it the lace to travel directly along the guide-rib beneath the twisted ends, and a second twisted plate, cooperating with the first to turn the fabric and form the hem, substantially as set forth.

2. The improved hemming and lace-sewing attachment for sewing-machines, comprising the base-plate 0, having a longitudinal guiderib, a twisted plate 9, seated on said baseplate 0, and bent up from the seat and again bent horizontally and resting on said guiderib, the upward bend being of reduced width and forming at one side a lateral recess or lace-passage which extends inward toward the said guide -rib permitting the lace to pass directly along said guide-rib, and a second twisted plate cooperating with the first to turn the hem, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of November, 1897. I

CATHERINE REYNOLDS. Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, O. B. PITNEY. 

